Chromecast £19.99 @ Amazon.co.uk

Eldoco

looking to get this, is parcel motel the onyl way you can get this delivered ? as havent used it before so wouldnt be to familiar with this.

dodzy

ted1 wrote: »

Go my €2.60 /£2 refund. For the price change from 20 to 18.

Just sent a email.

Jesus, you gotta hand it to Amazon. Pure class.

Kenny Logins

Eldoco wrote: »

looking to get this, is parcel motel the onyl way you can get this delivered ? as havent used it before so wouldnt be to familiar with this.

If you spend £25 you get free delivery.

€3.95 on PM, or €8.80 on stuff you don't really want. Your choice.

StaticNoise

I bought this yesterday. It is a fairly decent piece of kit.
It works well, and it is smooth and idiot-proof. I've a NowTV box, and I thought that I could get the free 3 month Entertainment Pass which was advertised with the Chromecast box via some VPN trickery, but this isn't the case.

Overall, it is a good piece of electronics, but it isn't enough for power users. You'll find that a Now TV box, modified with Plex (as listed in another thread on BA) is a better deal. I'll be returning my box later this week for a refund. It is just not what I hoped.

Maybe this might help people.

chrislad

It's 29, or was, in Currys/PC World. If you can't be bothered waiting.

Kenny Logins

Mine wasn't despatched until today. These delays are playing havoc with my impulse buying.

irishproduce

I'm seeing this at nearly £30 so I'll have to wait yeah? I'm not missing something?

Fresh Pots

irishproduce wrote: »

I'm seeing this at nearly £30 so I'll have to wait yeah? I'm not missing something?

Went back up a few days ago. Hard to know if it'll be down again before Christmas. Hopefully. Want another one for the house.

BionicRasher

StaticNoise wrote: »

I bought this yesterday. It is a fairly decent piece of kit.
It works well, and it is smooth and idiot-proof. I've a NowTV box, and I thought that I could get the free 3 month Entertainment Pass which was advertised with the Chromecast box via some VPN trickery, but this isn't the case.

Overall, it is a good piece of electronics, but it isn't enough for power users. You'll find that a Now TV box, modified with Plex (as listed in another thread on BA) is a better deal. I'll be returning my box later this week for a refund. It is just not what I hoped.

Maybe this might help people.

Plex works on the Chromecast also you know that . We have 2 Nowtv TV boxes and 1 chromecast and got the 3 months deal on NowTv . We actually get way more use out of the chromecast and find it much better for everyday use.
Nowtv is great but more aimed at live TV than the chromecast
Will be ordering another one at this price

aaf

I missed this deal on black Friday. I've also missed it at €29 @ pcworld.ie. Seems to be creeping up by £1 every few days on amazon and it's back to €39 in pcworld. Any idea where I can get it cheaper? Hoping to buy 5 of them for Xmas presents

Kenny Logins

aaf wrote: »

I missed this deal on black Friday. I've also missed it at €29 @ pcworld.ie. Seems to be creeping up by £1 every few days on amazon and it's back to €39 in pcworld. Any idea where I can get it cheaper? Hoping to buy 5 of them for Xmas presents

Dixons airport (if you know anyone working in the airport or passing through...) I think they're €24.

rom

popcorn time from your phone to chrome cast = nice

Patty O Furniture

BionicRasher wrote: »

Plex works on the Chromecast also you know that . We have 2 Nowtv TV boxes and 1 chromecast and got the 3 months deal on NowTv . We actually get way more use out of the chromecast and find it much better for everyday use.
Nowtv is great but more aimed at live TV than the chromecast
Will be ordering another one at this price

I got one a while back, as i heard you can watch youtube on yer telly & is it good for football, but at the moment it's not recognising it on the wi-fi?
& this is probably not the thread to talk about it

Btw what does plex do for it?

Thanks, completely confused in this.

BionicRasher

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Btw what does plex do for it?

See here
Plex essentially sits on your pc or laptop and acts as a media server to your clients (chromecast being one option) You need to have the PC turned on and also all your media (movies TV shows music etc) stored on that PC to be able to serve it out to the clients

ted1

For some reason all cast isn't picking up this one.

It sees apple Tv but not chrome cast. Also the chrome cast app sees the unit but if I select backdrop it can't see the unit

Cyber Ghost

Cyber Ghost wrote: »

Cheers, just went for it (along with some other junk to bring the order to £25!)

For some reason Amazon sent my items individually.
The funny thing is they sent the Chromecast out normal post and sent me a tracking number for the goblin and the book!

TallGlass

Cyber Ghost wrote: »

For some reason Amazon sent my items individually.
The funny thing is they sent the Chromecast out normal post and sent me a tracking number for the goblin and the book!

Different warehouses by the looks of it.

Patty O Furniture

Cyber Ghost wrote: »

For some reason Amazon sent my items individually.
The funny thing is they sent the Chromecast out normal post and sent me a tracking number for the goblin and the book!

Afaik, i dont think they charge for separate P+P, from previous experience.

BionicRasher wrote: »

See here
Plex essentially sits on your pc or laptop and acts as a media server to your clients (chromecast being one option) You need to have the PC turned on and also all your media (movies TV shows music etc) stored on that PC to be able to serve it out to the clients

Sounds great, as at the moment i have a 4port usb hub in the tv, for films & tv, but this would be probably a lot handier as you still have to fill them up every 2 days!

Are there a few others like this, i heard about XMBC as well, but Plex is one i've heard a lot.

But at the moment i've gotta get the chromecast to be recognised on the wifi.

What other tips are with chromecast, thanks, as there wasn't a lot of detail in the box!

Thanks.

Crumbs868

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Afaik, i dont think they charge for separate P+P, from previous experience.



Sounds great, as at the moment i have a 4port usb hub in the tv, for films & tv, but this would be probably a lot handier as you still have to fill them up every 2 days!

Are there a few others like this, i heard about XMBC as well, but Plex is one i've heard a lot.

But at the moment i've gotta get the chromecast to be recognised on the wifi.

What other tips are with chromecast, thanks, as there wasn't a lot of detail in the box!

Thanks.

Surprisingly the first hit on safari (who would have known rather than clogging a bargains thread)
http://uk.pcmag.com/media-hubs-receivers-products/35202/gallery/7-things-you-didnt-know-your-chromecast-could-do

Patty O Furniture

Crumbs868 wrote: »

Surprisingly the first hit on safari (who would have known rather than clogging a bargains thread)
http://uk.pcmag.com/media-hubs-receivers-products/35202/gallery/7-things-you-didnt-know-your-chromecast-could-do

Thanks for the tip as I use firefox.
That's why i asked in my first post, it's probably not the thread to talk about it, as it's a bargains thread.

Dman001

There's a £15 voucher to spend on movies in Google Play, when you check for offers via the Chromecast. Think you need a UK Google Wallet account however.

Kenny Logins

Dman001 wrote: »

There's a £15 voucher to spend on movies in Google Play, when you check for offers via the Chromecast. Think you need a UK Google Wallet account however.

Do not try to switch/spoof just to get this. They will lock you out of your wallet account if spotted.

tharmor

Kenny Logins wrote:

Do not try to switch/spoof just to get this. They will lock you out of your wallet account if spotted.

Why ? Its a UK based product !!

Kenny Logins

tharmor wrote: »

Why ? Its a UK based product !!

If you change your account settings to redeem a voucher from another country they will lock your wallet account (don't ask me how I know). Play vouchers are only valid for residents of the country they were issued in.

BionicRasher

Kenny Logins wrote: »

If you change your account settings to redeem a voucher from another country they will lock your wallet account (don't ask me how I know). Play vouchers are only valid for residents of the country they were issued in.

Always handy to have a separate UK Google account set up. I have used it to purchase Nexus 4 and also I got the NowTV 3 months free offer with it using my Amazon.co.uk purchased Chromecast
I could potentially use the £15 with that account but the offer is not showing on my Chromecast.

Kenny Logins

You can check for offers here - https://cast.google.com/chromecast/offers/

https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6008836?hl=en-GB

Ireland:

Google Play: Buy Chromecast and enjoy unlimited music from Google Play Music All Access free for 90 days.